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Professor and college chaplain Olympia Brown learns that one of her students is being recruited by a shadowy religious cult. She and colleague Father Jim Sawicki join forces to infiltrate the group and rescue the girl before she becomes another victim of their deadly mission. Assisted by Olympia's resident house-ghost, the spectral Miss Winslow, the two unorthodox clerics encounter a menacing tangle of religious hypocrisy woven against the dark side of human nature as they race against the clock to expose the cult's bloody underbelly.

Surrey, 1970: Rose Martineau führt mit ihrem Mann und ihren zwei Töchtern in Walton-on-Thames ein beschauliches Leben. Doch die Idylle wird durch zwei unerwartete Ereignisse jäh bedroht. Zum einen erbt sie ein Haus in den dichten Wäldern von Sussex, das ursprünglich ihrer bislang vollkommen unbekannten Großtante Sadie gehört hatte - einer Künstlerin, die eines Tages spurlos verschwand. Wer war diese Frau, und warum wurde nie von ihr erzählt? Zum anderen bringt ein Medienskandal Roses Bilderbuchehe ins Wanken.

Balzacs Meisterwerk als kinoreifes Hörspiel. Paris, Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts. In der bürgerlichen Pension von Madame Vauquer wohnen sieben Gäste. Darunter der ehemalige Nudelfabrikant Goriot, der von den anderen als Kauz belächelt und spöttisch "Vater Goriot" genannt wird. Eugène de Rastignac, weiterer Pensionsgast und ambitionierter Jurastudent, findet heraus, dass der Grund für Goriots finanzielle Verausgabung seine beiden hübschen verheirateten Töchter sind: Der Alte ist von den beiden nahezu besessen. Hörspielbearbeitung: Helmut Peschina, Regie: Judith Lorentz, Komposition: Lutz Glandien.

One favor deserves another, or does it? Against their better judgment, Ann and Rhonda agree to help a young girl in distress at the request of the vice-president of the United States, Amelia Swanson. After almost losing their lives because of an earlier request of hers, they plan on being more careful. Amanda Rogers was an intern for Senator Worthington’s office when she was drugged at a staff party and got pregnant. Now, alone without parental support, she and her friend, Jax Thomas, arrive at the hotel to wait out the last weeks of pregnancy in privacy.

Eisbär Murphy ermittelt wieder. Großer Frühjahrsputz in der magischen Zoohandlung! Während Eisbär Murphy saugt, macht Mr. Morrison sich schick. Er möchte mit Miss Cornfield in die Oper gehen. Dort wird Die Zauberflöte gespielt. Doch – oh Schreck – die Karten sind weg! Wer war der Dieb? Murphy und die magischen Tiere ermitteln... Ein neues Krimihörspiel für alle Kinder ab 4 Jahren, packend erzählt von Laura Maire und mit Geräuschen, Musik und einem hitverdächtigen Titelsong inszeniert.

Dr. Orloff's aim is to teach you how to tap into and train your own intuitive powers and use them for your well-being. She divides this program into three parts: "The Body", "Emotions and Relationships", and "Sexual Wellness". She teaches five steps to intuitive healing, which she defines as "listening to your body's signals - your inner voice and heart, your spiritual connection - to find out how to become more physically, emotionally, and sexually whole".

Have you been longing for better sex but don’t know where to begin? Put an end to the mystery, and learn how to regularly create intimate, meaningful, magical sex. Is being unfulfilled in the bedroom hurting your relationship? Know the passion is gone and want it back? Afraid you’re too old to enjoy the excitement and pleasure you once did? Looking to take intimacy deeper than ever before?

When Stella Montgomery returned to the Hotel Majestic cold and wet but exhilarated by adventure, the Aunts were furious. Now they are sending Stella away to the old family home at Wormwood Mire, where she must live with two strange cousins and their governess.

Ann and Rhonda continue overseeing their Beach House Hotel along the Gulf Coast of Florida and providing guests with a lovely experience of good eating, relaxation, and the privacy many of them require. When vice president of the United States Amelia Swanson asks them for a favor, Ann and Rhonda agree without realizing it means protecting Amelia’s sister from an abusive husband and a nosy public, including their nemesis, Brock Goodwin, who hopes to gain something from the knowledge. But once they’ve said yes, there’s no going back.

Many people say that drugs killed Whitney Houston. Yes, drugs were a part of her downfall, but they were only symptoms, the obvious evidence of what was actually an emotional addiction to where she came from. At a very deep level, an unconscious level, she was more powerfully attached to beliefs, images, and attitudes that kept her dependently loyal to and dragged down by the insecurity of her earliest childhood. This unconscious loyalty is what ultimately killed her.

Each disparate object described in this book - a Caspar David Friedrich painting, a species of tiger, a villa in Rome, a Greek love poem, an island in the Pacific - shares a common fate: It no longer exists, except as the dead end of a paper trail. Recalling the works of W. G. Sebald, Bruce Chatwin, or Rebecca Solnit, An Inventory of Losses is a beautiful evocation of 12 specific treasures that have been lost to the world forever, and, taken as a whole, opens mesmerizing new vistas of how we can think about extinction and loss.

From mansions in Emerald Bay, to hilltop villas in the Caribbean, Come Fly with Me is the story of a woman coming into her own in a world where the sky is the limit. Kate Randolph is young, beautiful, and rich, and her passion is flying. In the air she feels a freedom she feels nowhere else, and it's where she dreams of escape from her marriage to a cold, distant husband. Rick Sanders, her tough flight instructor, challenges Kate to always rise to the occasion and trust her instincts.

In 1970, Violet Hawkins’ only wish at 18 is to escape her life in the Dayton, Ohio, foster-care system and make her way to the west coast to enjoy a mellow life and find the love she’s been missing all her life. She makes it to San Francisco, but soon learns she needs a job if she’s to live properly.

Sheena Sullivan Morelli and her sisters, Darcy and Regan, work to complete their Uncle Gavin’s challenge of turning his rundown hotel into a profitable operation within one year. Winning means earning a share in their uncle’s sizable estate. More than that, it determines how they’ll spend the rest of their lives. Sheena wants to stay on, overseeing the hotel operation. But Darcy and Regan want to move on with their lives - Darcy writing a novel and Regan going into the interior decorating business with Mo. But life has other plans for them. And in the end, all three realize that the only thing that really matters is finding - and keeping - family.

Mathildas große Liebe, Xaver, hat sie verlassen. Eines Tages, einfach so, hat er alle seine Sachen gepackt und ist grußlos verschwunden. Mathilda erleidet einen Nervenzusammenbruch und erholt sich nur langsam, da das Rätsel um Xavers Motive sie nicht loslässt. Nach über sechzehn Jahren scheint sie nun ihren Platz im Leben gefunden zu haben: Sie ist Deutschlehrerin in einer anderen Stadt, beliebt bei ihren Schülern, sie hat Freundinnen und ein eigenes Leben.

As Regan Sullivan continues to work with her sisters, Sheena and Darcy, to meet their Uncle Gavin's challenge to make the Salty Key Inn a success, she wonders why she can never find the man of her dreams. Her sisters are happily settled with men they love. Why can't she do the same? When she's involved in a motorcycle accident with Brian Harwood, Regan learns to think differently about both her appearance and herself.

Med et blik, en berøring opstår en pludselig nærhed, eller med et blik, en berøring fjerner mennesker sig fra hinanden. Børn, excentrikere, en far, som forsvinder fra en psykiatrisk afdeling - mennesker krydser vores livsvej, ledsager os, gør os lykkelige og forbliver ufattelige. En gammel mand tænker på en lang rejse til Nantucket, der ligger mange år tilbage, på venner, på et hus, der endnu kun eksisterede som et omrids.

Sheena Sullivan Morelli and her sisters, Darcy and Regan, receive the unexpected news that their Uncle Gavin Sullivan has left them a hotel on the Gulf coast of Florida. The gift comes with a twist. They must live together for one year at the hotel and prepare the hotel to receive guests within a year. Dreams of sitting on the beach sipping margaritas are shattered when they see the property in need of renovation. Facing the unexpected and working together, the three sisters learn a lot about each other and the gift of family love.

Al kærligheds begyndelse er Judith Hermanns første roman og handler om stalking. Stella, en sygeplejerske sidst i trediverne, møder Jason, en travl bygningshåndværker, i et fly. Hun lider af flyskræk, og han holder hende i hånden. Så springer romanen fire-fem år frem i tid. De to er blevet gift, har fået datteren Ava og bor nu i et hus i udkanten af byen. Stella arbejder som hjemmesygeplejerske for nogle ældre mennesker, og Jason er på grund af sit arbejde ofte væk i ugevis.

Sie sind Freundinnen seit Kindertagen. Sie sind auf der Suche nach Liebe. Sie verlieben sich in den selben Mann. Judith Hermann erzählt von Situationen und Begegnungen, die scheinbar einen Wendepunkt darstellen, jedoch nur eine kurze Flucht aus dem Alltag sind. Judith Hermann hat drei Erzählungen ausgewählt, die einen unwiderstehlichen Sog und unergründlichen Bann entwickeln. Sie liest sie hier mit der ihr eigenen Melancholie.